What a great reaction guys! I'm glad you like them, particularly Sorry Somehow. I love both songs and both groups. They really deserve to feature in the channel. Keep rocking!
Wow! Finally, Bob Mould in this channel! Actually, in any channel. One of the greats, no doubt about it. Thanks for the great reaction, as always. Thanks to Fran for bringing these two fantastic bands. I love Sorry Somehow too. I'm huge fan of Mould, including his solo work. The late Grant Hart has some great albums too. But Hüsker Dü and Sugar deserve a deep dive.
Husker Du one of those rare bands with two complete, accomplished songwriters and visionaries. Inevitably, this usually ends up leading to dissension, but when these two guys were firing on all cylinders in a complementary fashion, it was extremely powerful...
If I Can't Change Your Mind video showcased many out of the mainstream couples behaving normally and being smootchy on camera to each other. One of the first videos to introduce imagery that bucked the het-norm thing.
The loudest concert I ever heard was Sugar at First Ave. It was probably 140 dB. My organs jiggled at the intensity. My guts and innards and organs resonated and reverberated. It was so effing loud!!! It was life changing. Vaguely unpleasant and everything I ever wanted. Top two live shows ever.
The Lennon/McCartney of punk/alternative rock. Both Mould and Hart did great things in Husker Du and their work that followed. Each had a unique way when it came to crafting songs. Mould has been by far the more visible/successful post-Husker Du, but Hart's work in the 2000s until his death was remarkable as well. Copper Blue by Sugar is a tremendous record. Once you get a taste of what all these players had to offer, there really is no going wrong with any of it.
For a more pensive Bob Mould check out his 'Workbook' album. His first after Husker Du broke up and one of 2 solo albums before Sugar started. I can't recommend him enough. Without Husker Du there would be no 90's alt music.
Never was a big Husker Du fan , love the 2 Sugar albums I have , Cooper Blue and File under: Easy listening. If I Can’t change your mind is probably the poppiest track on both those albums. Sugar drummer Malcom Travis was in two popular Boston bands , Human Sexual Response and The Zulus, Bob Mould produced The Zulus only major label lp, for anyone looking for useless trivia.
Hi Kevin, I'm sure Sugar had a 3rd album too. Also, have you ever heard Your Favourite Trainwreck album by Your Favourite Trainwreck? If you like Sugar I think you'd love that 👍
Dudes thank you so much hearing these songs again Far out tell ya what I'm stoked as proud of the 14/15 year old me that took me on a punk rock adventure that i still haven't found my way out of and don't really care to .... haha I forgot to have my annual shower on Xmas morning but I did change my socks this year left sock onto right foot right sock into left foot 💩🦨🤮
I have both albums - I found Sugar when in my local music shop after falling in love with Huskerduu after listening to Candy apple Grey- and they r 2 of my favourite records
Great song choices by Fran! I was seriously considering creating a Top 10 for this channel for Hüsker Dü, one of the most influential punk rock/alt. rock bands in 80's (it will happen, but not next month as I have other things planned for that). Sorry Somehow would probably be one of the songs, but since it has now been reacted to here, I get an opportunity to select another one of their great songs (there are a lot to choose from!). It's funny that Trey mentions The Replacements for comparison, as they were both pretty big in the Minneapolis underground scene in the 1980's and had a lot in common in that they started off being very noisy and hardcore before gradually introducing melodies and slowing things down, moving to major labels and then disbanding before they really made it big. Nirvana's Krist Novoselic has been quoted for saying that Nirvana owed a lot to the Huskers, as they really introduced the combination of noisy punk rock and pop songs, which made Nirvana as big as they became. Hüsker Dü had done it all before them. Take one dose of Hüsker Dü and one dose of Pixies, mix it and you have the formula for Nirvana...
Fran strikes again! Both bands feature Bob Mould. While I like Husker Du, I prefer the melodic power of Sugar. Bob Mould just strikes the right chord with me time after time. ANYTHING off of Sugar's epic album "Copper Blue" is fantastic... but if I had to pick one track to pick: The Slim. It's a powerhouse of emotions packed into one amazing song, about separating with someone, as well. Cheers!
Hey John. I thought about The Slim, instead of If I Can't... The fact that the lyrics were the other side of the coin to Sorry Somehow was what made me decide, as the guys so fantastically noticed
I have Husker Du's Candy Apple Grey and Warehouse Songs And Stories and they are nuggets of true gems within the two albums. I would love to but New Day Rising, the song to the NDR album of the same name is quite different as in quite hardcore.
The day Hüsker Dü broke up, I lost a little bit of my soul. But then Bob and Grant each released a solo album that year. I listened to both and thought to myself, “Well, this is pretty good, too…” It was like having two Christmases! Enjoyed this!
I discovered Husker Du in the early 80s and saw them play live in London twice in 1985. "Sorry somehow" isn't particularly representative of most of their material, which was more raucous and intense on their first 3 albums. I liked Sugar but IMHO they never achieved the artistic heights of Husker Du even though they were more commercially successful.
Interesting choices. Bob Mould is the guitarist in both bands, but the creative control was shared more in the first band than in Sugar. Mould had virtually all of the creative control in Sugar. These for a long time were my go-to bands. I've seen Mould live twice. They were both great and creative shows.
Thanks for reacting to the great Hukser Du. An amazing and incredibly influential band. "Sorry Somehow" is not even close to their best stuff.. not even close.
Shawn and Trey, I'm not familiar with these artists. The first song is a rocking song with a vocal delivery and lyrics that has an angst and frustration that is felt in the performance. The singer is letting out his feelings. The second song is a very upbeat high energy song. The tempo is brisk, good guitar. Good insight Trey on the vocal, good advice Shawn on relationships. Very good comments on each song by you guys. You both chose the first song as the winner of this battle and I agree, I also chose the first song as the winner. A very upbeat energetic song battle Fran.
When ever someone says to me... Do you know what? I always get in before they can continue and say NO BUT I HAVE SEEN HIM IN CONCERT....BASS FOR IGGY POP AND MY FAVOURITE MUSICIAN
Mike Watt is an amazing humble man who also happens to be the Best BASS PLAYER in the history of music MY OPINION and I will not engage with anyone who wants to argue THAT FACT BECAUSE THEY ARE WRONG!!!!
I was doing a job at the women's prison in Auckland and over heard the three female guards talking about the mental stability of a inmate and I piped up YOU SHOW ME A FEMALE WHO SAY'S SHE'S MENTALLY STABLE AND I'LL SHOW YOU SOMEONE IN DENILE!!! .. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN HOW WELL LEAD BALLOONS FLOAT?
@@ReactionsToTheClassics not brave it's my BLOODY mouth it's usually about 2 - 3 seconds ahead of my BRAIN. Mouth bla bla bla... Brain mouth you didn't?.... Mouth. Yes I did deal with it!!
"He just wants her out of his life." Yeah ... "her." "She's leaving, but he's begging her to stay." Sure ... "her." I'm not even criticizing. How could I, when it's the same assumption I (and others ... even my gay friends) made back in the 1980s? It was, after all VERY rare for gay rock musicians to be publicly out, as both Bob and Grant would be in the 1990s. A change for the better, better late than never. Great reaction, as always, guys!
It happens. We know now this is 3 years old. Have a top 10 and tons of their stuff up now. Funny when you literally have 3000 vids up from time to time you mess up a pronunciation
Nice that you featured this two great artists, but you failed. Mediocre Springsteen/ Husker Du effort vs a brilliant tribute to 60's British invasion music by Sugar. Thanks for the video but you miss the point of music.
lol YOU missed the point, it is a battle brought by a Patron and as far as us missing the point of music I think nearly 1200 videos and 15,000 subs might say otherwise. Crawl back under the rock you came from troll. Peace
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What a great reaction guys! I'm glad you like them, particularly Sorry Somehow.
I love both songs and both groups. They really deserve to feature in the channel.
Keep rocking!
Thanks Fran!!!!
Wow! Finally, Bob Mould in this channel! Actually, in any channel. One of the greats, no doubt about it. Thanks for the great reaction, as always. Thanks to Fran for bringing these two fantastic bands. I love Sorry Somehow too. I'm huge fan of Mould, including his solo work. The late Grant Hart has some great albums too. But Hüsker Dü and Sugar deserve a deep dive.
Luciano, you obviously know what you are talking about. Great taste man!
Thanks LT!
I totally agree - i really liked Grant Harts vocals
You made the right choice with Sorry Somehow !
@@frangarcia7774 Husker Du definitely one of the GREATEST BAND'S EVER!!! my opinion! They have a special place in the musical chip in my brain
Husker Du one of those rare bands with two complete, accomplished songwriters and visionaries. Inevitably, this usually ends up leading to dissension, but when these two guys were firing on all cylinders in a complementary fashion, it was extremely powerful...
Great points! Hard to exist in that same atmosphere with two talented guys but man it is a good ride while it lasts! Thanks Jonathan!
If I Can't Change Your Mind video showcased many out of the mainstream couples behaving normally and being smootchy on camera to each other.
One of the first videos to introduce imagery that bucked the het-norm thing.
Will check it out
The loudest concert I ever heard was Sugar at First Ave. It was probably 140 dB. My organs jiggled at the intensity.
My guts and innards and organs resonated and reverberated. It was so effing loud!!! It was life changing. Vaguely unpleasant and everything I ever wanted.
Top two live shows ever.
haha great description!
Ooh this is an interesting comparison. Looking forward to watching, love Bob Mould!
Thanks Ian!
The Lennon/McCartney of punk/alternative rock. Both Mould and Hart did great things in Husker Du and their work that followed. Each had a unique way when it came to crafting songs. Mould has been by far the more visible/successful post-Husker Du, but Hart's work in the 2000s until his death was remarkable as well. Copper Blue by Sugar is a tremendous record. Once you get a taste of what all these players had to offer, there really is no going wrong with any of it.
High praise! Thanks!
For a more pensive Bob Mould check out his 'Workbook' album. His first
after Husker Du broke up and one of 2 solo albums before Sugar started.
I can't recommend him enough. Without Husker Du there would be no 90's
alt music.
And the ep Beaster that came out after Copper Blue is my personal favorite. 'Tilted' and 'Feeling Better' got me through many down dany.
Really appreciate the suggestion and thanks for watching Ian O'Brien!
Never was a big Husker Du fan , love the 2 Sugar albums I have , Cooper Blue and File under: Easy listening. If I Can’t change your mind is probably the poppiest track on both those albums. Sugar drummer Malcom Travis was in two popular Boston bands , Human Sexual Response and The Zulus, Bob Mould produced The Zulus only major label lp, for anyone looking for useless trivia.
haha Human Sexual Response is quite the band name!
Hi Kevin, I'm sure Sugar had a 3rd album too.
Also, have you ever heard Your Favourite Trainwreck album by Your Favourite Trainwreck? If you like Sugar I think you'd love that 👍
@@BongEyedBastard have not heard of them, will look them up.Thanks.
Both are great tracks, tough to choose a winner
Thanks!
Dudes thank you so much hearing these songs again Far out tell ya what I'm stoked as proud of the 14/15 year old me that took me on a punk rock adventure that i still haven't found my way out of and don't really care to .... haha I forgot to have my annual shower on Xmas morning but I did change my socks this year left sock onto right foot right sock into left foot 💩🦨🤮
as along as you switch the feet you are good haha!!!
I have both albums - I found Sugar when in my local music shop after falling in love with Huskerduu after listening to Candy apple Grey- and they r 2 of my favourite records
Thanks for Watching!
Great song choices by Fran! I was seriously considering creating a Top 10 for this channel for Hüsker Dü, one of the most influential punk rock/alt. rock bands in 80's (it will happen, but not next month as I have other things planned for that). Sorry Somehow would probably be one of the songs, but since it has now been reacted to here, I get an opportunity to select another one of their great songs (there are a lot to choose from!).
It's funny that Trey mentions The Replacements for comparison, as they were both pretty big in the Minneapolis underground scene in the 1980's and had a lot in common in that they started off being very noisy and hardcore before gradually introducing melodies and slowing things down, moving to major labels and then disbanding before they really made it big. Nirvana's Krist Novoselic has been quoted for saying that Nirvana owed a lot to the Huskers, as they really introduced the combination of noisy punk rock and pop songs, which made Nirvana as big as they became. Hüsker Dü had done it all before them. Take one dose of Hüsker Dü and one dose of Pixies, mix it and you have the formula for Nirvana...
I'd love a Top Ten for Hüsker Dü songs
I second that
I'm blown away by the level of the comments so far. Are Hüsker Duh's fans just the greatest?
What great insight SS, always appreciate it!
Fran strikes again! Both bands feature Bob Mould. While I like Husker Du, I prefer the melodic power of Sugar. Bob Mould just strikes the right chord with me time after time. ANYTHING off of Sugar's epic album "Copper Blue" is fantastic... but if I had to pick one track to pick: The Slim. It's a powerhouse of emotions packed into one amazing song, about separating with someone, as well.
Cheers!
Hey John. I thought about The Slim, instead of If I Can't... The fact that the lyrics were the other side of the coin to Sorry Somehow was what made me decide, as the guys so fantastically noticed
Thanks John!
I have Husker Du's Candy Apple Grey and Warehouse Songs And Stories and they are nuggets of true gems within the two albums. I would love to but New Day Rising, the song to the NDR album of the same name is quite different as in quite hardcore.
Will check it out. Thanks Shane!
I have those 2 albums also plus another 2 by Sugar - they are awesome
The day Hüsker Dü broke up, I lost a little bit of my soul. But then Bob and Grant each released a solo album that year. I listened to both and thought to myself, “Well, this is pretty good, too…” It was like having two Christmases!
Enjoyed this!
haha got the reprieve! Great memories Eddie!
I discovered Husker Du in the early 80s and saw them play live in London twice in 1985. "Sorry somehow" isn't particularly representative of most of their material, which was more raucous and intense on their first 3 albums. I liked Sugar but IMHO they never achieved the artistic heights of Husker Du even though they were more commercially successful.
Thanks for checking it out Marc!
Husker Du was one of the great bands of the 80's. New Day Rising is their magnum opus but not a bad track in their catalog.
Thanks for Watching!
Between NDR and Zen Arcade I wouldn't know which to choose. And I don't want to, love both equally.
I always liked that Sugar song. It reminds me of The Hollies...
It does now that you say that, good point
Thanks Fran for sure 👏👏👏
He is the best!
Fantastic battle - top effort lads
Really appreciate the kind words!!!! Thanks for watching Wozza B!
Interesting choices. Bob Mould is the guitarist in both bands, but the creative control was shared more in the first band than in Sugar. Mould had virtually all of the creative control in Sugar.
These for a long time were my go-to bands. I've seen Mould live twice. They were both great and creative shows.
Would love having seen these bands live!!
I've never seen Bob Mould live, but I did see Grant Hart twice - once with the Nova Mob band, the second time he was solo (just him and his guitar).
Bet that was awesome. Thanks!
Thanks for reacting to the great Hukser Du. An amazing and incredibly influential band. "Sorry Somehow" is not even close to their best stuff.. not even close.
Need to dig into them more. Thanks!
Agreed!
Shawn and Trey, I'm not familiar with these artists. The first song is a rocking song with a vocal delivery and lyrics that has an angst and frustration that is felt in the performance. The singer is letting out his feelings. The second song is a very upbeat high energy song. The tempo is brisk, good guitar. Good insight Trey on the vocal, good advice Shawn on relationships. Very good comments on each song by you guys. You both chose the first song as the winner of this battle and I agree, I also chose the first song as the winner. A very upbeat energetic song battle Fran.
Thanks for joining us on the journey Poet!
@@ReactionsToTheClassics Thank you Shawn and Trey. Your music videos are a journey worth watching.
When ever someone says to me... Do you know what? I always get in before they can continue and say NO BUT I HAVE SEEN HIM IN CONCERT....BASS FOR IGGY POP AND MY FAVOURITE MUSICIAN
lol how does that go over?
@@ReactionsToTheClassics confused
Mike Watt is an amazing humble man who also happens to be the Best BASS PLAYER in the history of music MY OPINION and I will not engage with anyone who wants to argue THAT FACT BECAUSE THEY ARE WRONG!!!!
I was doing a job at the women's prison in Auckland and over heard the three female guards talking about the mental stability of a inmate and I piped up YOU SHOW ME A FEMALE WHO SAY'S SHE'S MENTALLY STABLE AND I'LL SHOW YOU SOMEONE IN DENILE!!! .. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN HOW WELL LEAD BALLOONS FLOAT?
lol like seriously made me lol. You are a brave OR not wise man HP BUT you are still here so I will go with brave with that statement haha
@@ReactionsToTheClassics not brave it's my BLOODY mouth it's usually about 2 - 3 seconds ahead of my BRAIN. Mouth bla bla bla... Brain mouth you didn't?.... Mouth. Yes I did deal with it!!
"He just wants her out of his life."
Yeah ... "her."
"She's leaving, but he's begging her to stay."
Sure ... "her."
I'm not even criticizing. How could I, when it's the same assumption I (and others ... even my gay friends) made back in the 1980s? It was, after all VERY rare for gay rock musicians to be publicly out, as both Bob and Grant would be in the 1990s. A change for the better, better late than never.
Great reaction, as always, guys!
Thanks
Grant had relationships with men and women and was married to a woman at his death.. Neither of them were really closeted.
Husker Du every time. Grant Hart is a genius RIP
Thanks for watching!
Always thought Grant Hart is impersonating Paul Stanley's singing style
Never thought about that one!
Sugar is something you should have a crack at
Will check it out
Hey you two, can I request a song?
Its Santorini by Donny Benet.Would be much appreciated!
P.S. Don't take that guy too serious :)
will try and check it out. Thanks!
Kia Ora hello stupid me i knew you'd checked out HUSKER DU so disregard my comment for your upcoming HUSKER DU review 😊😅😂 have a great week my friends
haha no worries my man it is hard to keep up with everything we put up on this channel!
Just shows how much time and effort you two wonderful men put into the channel and us your extended family 😁 CHUR CHUR (nice one)
Not husker... Pronounced hoosker.
ya we know this was early on, have a bunch more of their stuff up now. thanks
HOOSKER DU, not how you are pronouncing it
It happens. We know now this is 3 years old. Have a top 10 and tons of their stuff up now. Funny when you literally have 3000 vids up from time to time you mess up a pronunciation
Nice that you featured this two great artists, but you failed. Mediocre Springsteen/ Husker Du effort vs a brilliant tribute to 60's British invasion music by Sugar. Thanks for the video but you miss the point of music.
lol YOU missed the point, it is a battle brought by a Patron and as far as us missing the point of music I think nearly 1200 videos and 15,000 subs might say otherwise. Crawl back under the rock you came from troll. Peace
@@ReactionsToTheClassics Don’t people have better things to do than to troll TH-cam videos, apparently this asshat does not!
@@ReactionsToTheClassics 'cruel but fair' in the words of Monty Python.